Carnival in Italy is one of those festivals that completely takes over everyday life. In the weeks before Lent, streets fill ...

The "Botafogo Samba Clube" samba school parades through the Sambodrome on the first day of the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. In Rio de Janeiro, the world-famous parades in the Sambodrome have begun with ...

The Venice Carnival is set to take its cue from the Olympics this year, with the lagoon city announcing the motto "Olympus - alle origini del gioco" ("The origins of the game") for the entire ...

Video. Italy’s most famous carnival opened in Venice with a floating parade on the Grand Canal. Crowds watched as decorated boats and rowers in costume passed by. The carnival, themed “Olympus,” is ...

After a weekslong pre-Lenten bash — complete with elaborate parades that meander through New Orleans, shimmery beads tossed from floats, streets lined with costumed revelers, lavish balls and seafood ...